ACC SQUAD - Potential College Football Playoff EXPANSION | How this impacts Louisville
From Locked On Louisville - Daily Podcast On Louisville Cardinals Football & Basketball by Locked On Podcast Network, Dalton Pence
April 30, 2026 · 40 min · Episode 723
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of a potential 24-team College Football Playoff on Louisville and the ACC, alongside basketball predictions for the upcoming season.
ACC football faces a seismic shift as talk of a 24-team College Football Playoff heats up. Is this massive expansion a win for the sport, or just a cash grab that threatens classic rivalries and dilutes the value of regular season matchups? The ACC Squad debates the true motivations behind playoff growth and spotlight the risk of losing college football’s unique intensity. UNC’s stunning fall continues as Bill Belichick’s regime fails to deliver—no Tar Heels picked in the NFL Draft, sparking questions about his fit and future in Chapel Hill. Shifting to basketball, Duke emerges as the clear ACC favorite, but can Miami, Virginia, or a resurgent Florida State disrupt Jon Scheyer’s dominance? The squad breaks down transfer portal shakeups, NIL dynamics, and why tournament experience may decide who rules the ACC hardwood next season.
People in this episode
Host: Dalton Pence
Topics covered
- College Football Playoff expansion
- ACC football
- UNC football
- Duke basketball
- NIL dynamics
- transfer portal
Keywords
- College Football Playoff
- ACC
- UNC
- Duke
- NIL
- transfer portal
- Florida State
- Virginia
- Miami
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ACC, UNC, Duke, Miami, Virginia, Florida State
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